Mother's Day turned out way better than the forecast indicated on Saturday evening. In fact, it was so good to see the sun return as it perked up everything from plants to people to pets. Folks seemed to have more enthusiasm, more spunk to their step, just because the clouds were gone and the sunshine was back. Alas, Monday has returned us into the clouds, bringing with it more showers. The culprit is an upper disturbance over East Texas that will fly by us tonight, ending our rain chances for most of this week. The strongest storms have remained off our coast, weakening as they try to come inland.
The main batch of heavy rains has stayed mainly along our coast and is pushing east of the mouth of the River. There is a secondary cluster of storms to our west that will reach us towards dark. Since the upper system appears to be very progressive (moving), I believe the threat of flooding rains should be slim tonight. Perhaps another 1-2" in general this evening, before we begin a drying process. A weak surface front/boundary will slide through overnight, bringing some drier air/lower dew points for the next several days.
Note our Dew Points are 70, while Dallas is 57, and Tulsa is 41. That's the good feel air coming our way.
The recent rains have certainly put a dent, if not eliminated our current mini-drought. Kenner (MSY) has recorded over 5 " so far for May, while Slidell (LIX) is over 9 "+. I'm curious to see the new drought monitor coming out on Thursday. Enjoy the current 70s as the 80s are coming back. Stay tuned!
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